Astronaut Matthias Maurer captured from ISS Kanto Plain, Japan in winter.
The Kanto Plain is the largest plain in Japan, and is located in the Kanto Region of central Honshu Island. The total area 17,000 km2 covers more than half of the region extending over Tokyo, Saitama / Kanagawa / Chiba / Gunma / Tochigi and Ibaraki Prefecture. In winter (December-January-February), the Siberian High develops over the Eurasian Continent and the Aleutian Low develops over the northern North Pacific. Prevailing northwesterly winds cause the advection of cold air from Siberia to Kanto/Koshin, bringing heavy snowfall to its northern parts (inland areas) and sunny weather to its southern parts (downstream of mountainous areas). Cyclones passing offshore of Japan’s southern coast sometimes bring snowfall to southern parts of Kanto/Koshin. (Source: Japan Meteorological Agency)
The local scenery on the ground is as follows.
Reference: Matthias Maurer’s Tweet
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